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14 Μαρ 2024 · The care, nutrition, and environment caregivers provide to their pig residents have a major impact on their life expectancy and quality of life, and these elements of care can help them thrive in their old age!
Keeping pigs healthy is important to protecting food safety, public health and animal well-being. Disease prevention and mitigation requires four practices: preventive care, biosecurity, safe housing, and preventing and preparing for foreign animal disease.
America’s pig farmers’ commitment to sustainability and continuous improvement is stronger than ever. In our mission to produce safe, nutritious food in a responsible and sustainable manner, we are guided by six ethical principles embodied in our We Care commitment: Food Safety, Animal Well-being, Environment, Public Health, Our People and ...
The National Pork Board provides pig farmers with the latest information available on pig care practices that are recommended for safe, humane and efficient pork production. Some resources include Safe Pig Handling training, the Employee Safety Toolkit, Humane Animal Handling training and the On-Farm Euthanasia of Swine handbook.
America’s pig farmers care deeply about the environment. That’s because we rely on the soil, water and air for our livelihoods. But we also raise our families on our land and feed them the food we produce. For more than five decades, we’ve been committed to sustainability and continuous improvement, and that commitment is stronger than ever.
In order to receive certification from the American Humane Certified™ program, each farm is audited by a trained, independent auditor to ensure that animals are housed in environments conducive to their welfare and in compliance with the program standards.
Penn State Extension can help you learn more about best practices relating to swine production and management, provide advice on raising pigs, and managing pig farms. Armed with the best information, you’ll be able to run your farm in an environmentally sustainable, safe, humane, and profitable way.
